Hydrocarboxylation of vinyl alkanoates
US4377708A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/09
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Vinyl esters such as vinyl acetate are hydrocarboxylated with tertiary organo-phosphine stabilized palladium catalysts utilizing low water concentration; the ready hydrolysis of the .alpha.-acetoxypropionic acid affords a convenient route to lactic acid.
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